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1 John 4:15
1 John 4:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
- New International Version (NIV)If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Context of 1 John 4:15
13Hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, that he has given to us of his Spirit. 14And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son [as] Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16And we have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 17Herein has love been perfected with us that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that even as he is, we also are in this world.
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ὃς ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ θεῷ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 John 4:15
- 1 John 4:2Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;
- 1 John 5:1Every one that believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God; and every one that loves him that has begotten loves also him that is begotten of him.
- Matthew 10:32Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also will confess him before my Father who is in [the] heavens.
- Luke 12:8But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;
- Romans 10:9that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from among [the] dead, thou shalt be saved.
- Philippians 2:11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord to God [the] Father's glory.
- 2 John 1:7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, they who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in flesh — this is the deceiver and the antichrist.
- 1 John 4:12No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
- 1 John 3:24And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.
Commentaries on 1 John 4:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Whosoever shall confess - Much stress is laid on this confession, because the false teachers denied the reality of the incarnation; but this confession implied also such a belief in Christ as put them in possession of his pardoning mercy and indwelling Spirit.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God - In the true sense, and from the heart. This will always prove that a man is a Christian. But the passage cannot mean that if he merely says so in words, or if he does it insincerely, or without any proper sense of the truth, it will prove that he is a Christian. On the meaning of the sentiment here expressed, see the notes at 1 John 4:2. Compare the notes at Romans 10:10.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 The Father sent the Son, he willed his coming into this world. The apostle attests this. And whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. This confession includes faith in the heart as the foundation; makes acknowledgment with the mouth to the glory of God and Christ, and profession in the life and conduct, against the flatteries and frowns of the world. There must be a day of universal judgment…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Those who believe in Christ live in God, and God lives in them. The Father and the Son share this close fellowship (John 10:38; 14:10; 17:21). Christians receive this same gift of fellowship with God, which is a special privilege (see John 14:20; 15:5; 17:21–24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. shall confess--once for all: so the Greek aorist means. that Jesus is the Son of God--and therefore "the Saviour of the world" (1Jo 4:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 John 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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